Question

Monica has this recipe for fruit salad. 2 1/2 cups of pers, 2/3 cups of grapes, 1 1/4 cups of apples, and 1/2 of orange slices. How many cups for fruit is it in total?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

`3(11)/(12)` cups

Explanation:

`2(1)/(2) = (5)/(2)` of pears

`(2)/(3)` of grapes

`(1)/(4)` of apples

`(1)/(2)` of orange

when adding fractions, make sure all denominators are the same:

`(5)/(2) = (30)/(12)` of pears

`(2)/(3) = (8)/(12)` of grapes

`(1)/(4) = (3)/(12)` of apples

`(1)/(2) = (6)/(12)` of orange

add all of the fractions:

`(30)/(12) + (8)/(12) + (3)/(12) + (6)/(12) = (47)/(12)`

convert to mixed fraction:

`(47)/(12) = 3(11)/(12)`